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Schools in Loami Township · New Berlin CUSD 16, Waverly Community Unit School District 6

Loami Township’s public schools score below 57% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 18% of Loami Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Loami Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
23%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.6K
▼ 19% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · New Berlin CUSD 16
Students per teacher
13.3
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
936 students on the public path
In brief

Loami Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Loami Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

New Berlin CUSD 16 spends $17,575 per student and Waverly Community Unit School District 6 $17,686, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Loami Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 43% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1497)Better than 45%
Towns in Sangamon County (26)Better than 31%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 586 test results and a graduating class of 73 could put Loami Township anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Loami Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (597 in math, 574 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Loami Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Loami Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (New Berlin CUSD 16). From grade PK, students attend the Waverly Community Unit School District 6, shared with Maxwell, Talkington and Waverly. Its school is in New Berlin. Parts of Loami Township (14% of its land) are served by Auburn Community Unit School District 10 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Loami Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

New Berlin CUSD 16Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 863 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,575IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Waverly Community Unit School District 6Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 329 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,686IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, New Berlin CUSD 1624%
State average 29.9% · 406 students tested
Math · PK–12, New Berlin CUSD 1618%
State average 25.8% · 421 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Waverly Community Unit School District 622%
State average 29.9% · 168 students tested
Math · PK–12, Waverly Community Unit School District 617%
State average 25.8% · 176 students tested

Loami Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Loami Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Loami TownshipC+New Berlin CUSD 16 PK–12 · Waverly Community Unit School District 6 PK–12
New Berlin—New Berlin CUSD 16
ChathamB+Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Auburn Community Unit School District 10 PK–12
Maxwell—Waverly Community Unit School District 6 PK–12 · New Berlin CUSD 16 PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share New Berlin CUSD 16 with Loami Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Loami Township

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Loami Townshipin other towns
New Berlin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Berlin
C
452 students13:1Rate it →
Waverly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Waverly
C+
182 students12:1Rate it →
New Berlin Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Berlin
C+
155 students12:1Rate it →
Waverly Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Waverly
B−
147 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Loami Township’s schools

Are Loami Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Loami Township children attend score below 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Loami Township in?

Two districts: New Berlin CUSD 16 runs grades PK–12, and Waverly Community Unit School District 6 runs grades PK–12, shared with Maxwell, Talkington and Waverly.

What is Loami Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in New Berlin CUSD 16 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Loami Township spend per student?

$17,575 in New Berlin CUSD 16 and $17,686 in Waverly Community Unit School District 6 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.